SIXTY FIVE-- SAVING A PRESUMED ENEMY

I watched him go far into the house which looked like it could collapse with a flick of the fingers. He walked into a room very far into the building and shut the door. When I was sure he was gone, I came out of hiding and towards the two kissing doors of the basement.

"How do I do this? He locked it" I breathed in and breathed out, looking back every minute. The sole of my feet were hurting badly because I had no shoes on. Robin must have made sure of that to ensure easy movement on the floor of the dilapidating building-- the hideout. I lifted up my sole and realized I had stepped on something sharp. It was bleeding.

'Oh my!' There was a piece of glass in my skin and It was hurting badly. I pulled it out carefully and dropped it in my pockets.

I was not going to leave out any trace of me here

All this time, I wasn't even holding the shawl that covered me, and it didn't fall or threatened to fall for once.

'What will I do? He'll see the blood and wonder who's in here'